 | Tobias Smollett - 1810 - 590 pàgines
...They, therefore, pretended, that should the price of the liquor be moderately raised, 'and licenses granted at twenty shillings each to the retailers,...mortgaging the revenue arising from the duty and the licenses. Upon these maxims the new bill was founded, and passed through the lower house without opposition... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1810 - 578 pàgines
...They, therefore, pretended, that should the price of the liquor be moderately raised, and licenses granted at twenty shillings each to the retailers,...mortgaging the revenue arising from the duty and the licenses. Upon these maxims the new bill was founded, and passed through the lower house without opposition... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 582 pàgines
...They, therefore, pretended, that should the price of the liquor be moderately raised, [and licenses granted at twenty shillings each to the retailers,...mortgaging the revenue arising from the duty and the licenses. Upon these maxims the new bill was founded, and passed through the lower house without opposition... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1841 - 540 pàgines
...They, therefore, pretended that, should the price of the liquor be moderately raised, and the licenses granted at twenty shillings each to the retailers,...mortgaging the revenue arising from the duty and the licenses."* Upon these principles the new bill was framed, proposing, in addition to the twenty shilling... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1844 - 986 pàgines
...They, therefore, pretended, that should the price of the liquor be moderately raised, and licenses granted at twenty shillings each to the retailers,...mortgaging the revenue arising from the duty and the licenses. Upon these maxims the new bill was founded, and passed through the lower house without opposition... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1846 - 516 pàgines
...imposed. They therefore pretended that, should the price of the liquor be moderately raised, and the licences granted at twenty shillings each to the retailers,...arising from the duty and the licences." Upon these principles the new bill was framed, proposing, in addition to the twenty-shilling licences, that a... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett - 1848 - 566 pàgines
...riot, execration, and blasphemy. Such beastly practices too plainly denoted a total want of all police and civil regulations, and would have reflected disgrace...sum of money might be raised for the support of the CHAP. war, by mortgaging the revenue arising from the duty and the licences. Upon these maxims the... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1848 - 568 pàgines
...riot, execration, and blasphemy. Such beastly practices too plainly denoted a total want of all police and civil regulations, and would have reflected disgrace...sum of money might be raised for the support of the CHAP. war, by mortgaging the revenue arising from the duty > XVIII- . and the licences. Upon these... | |
 | David Hume - 1876 - 742 pàgines
...moderately raised, and licenses granted at twenty shillings each to the retailers, the lowest cla^s of people would be debarred the use of it to excess;...of the war, by mortgaging the revenue arising from tho duty and the licenses. Upon these maxims tho new bill was founded, and passed through the lower... | |
 | Charles MacFarlane - 1792 - 950 pàgines
...lowest class of people would be debarred the use of it to excess ; their morals would of consequence he mended ; and a considerable sum of money might be raised for the support of the war by mortg:i^ing the revenue arising from the duty and the licenses." Upon these principles the new bill... | |
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... thought they might the more decently take, as the law had proved ineffectual; for it appeared that the consumption of gin had considerably increased every year since those heavy duties were imposed. They, therefore, pretended that, should the price... 
